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4.16.2012

DAVE WAKELING AND THE ENGLISH BEAT ON TOUR!

SHOUT! FACTORY ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF
THE ENGLISH BEAT’S ENTIRE CATALOG
INCLUDING PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS

NEW BOX SET TITLED THE COMPLETE BEAT
IN STORES JULY 10 ALONGSIDE NEW COMPILATION
KEEP THE BEAT: THE VERY BEST OF THE ENGLISH BEAT

THE ENGLISH BEAT ON TOUR NOW

PERFORMED APRIL 13 AT 2012
ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME CEREMONY

Shout! Factory has announced a reissue campaign of The English Beat catalog, beginning with a July 10 release of a new single-disc compilation titled Keep The Beat: The Very Best Of The English Beat, which is accompanied by a new introduction written by Rhoda Dakar of The Bodysnatchers, and a new box set titled The English Beat: The Complete Beat. The 5-CD Complete Beat box set features all 3 studio albums with bonus tracks, remastered from the original tapes; 2 discs of bonus material most of which is previously unreleased on CD— three sessions recorded with the legendary John Peel for his show on BBC Radio 1, tracks from a live show recorded at Boston’s Opera House, and 12” and dub versions of some of the band’s biggest singles —and a booklet with rare photos and an essay by music scholar Alex Ogg. Both releases have been produced in collaboration with the band.

Fans buying the box set on Shout! Factory’s website will also receive a bonus – the first ever release of The English Beat: Live At The US Festival, in a 2-disc CD/DVD set, part of Shout! Factory’s new line of US Festival releases. Pre-order HERE

The Beat was formed in 1978 by Dave Wakeling (vocals, guitar) and Andy Cox (guitar). Band members Ranking Roger (vocals), David Steele (bass), Everett Morton (drums), and Lionel Augustus Martin a/k/a Saxa (saxophone), would then each find their way to the lineup via their own unique path. “People just appeared as required. It had a kind of kismet feel,” says Wakeling.

The Beat got their start in Birmingham amidst a burgeoning punk scene, developing a new sound at the same time that The Specials, and Jerry Dammers’ Chrysalis-backed subsidiary, 2 Tone, rose to fame. After releasing their version of “Tears of a Clown,” the band broke straight into the Top 10. Within 6 months of playing their first gig, The Beat was on top of the charts and performing the first of many performances on Top Of The Pops.

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